Aywren breaks down FFXIV patch 7.5, from Beastmaster and relics to housing storage, dye consolidation, and the April 28 release.
Roger takes the plunge on Crimson Desert after strong early buzz, while noting the hefty 150GB install and SSD recommendation.
Kimimi digs into Mitsumete Knight, a fantasy dating sim where Tokimeki Memorial-style stat raising collides with war, duels, and possible deaths.
Scopique is happily grinding Star Citizen’s Alliance Aid event for a permanent crafting fabricator before 4.7 lands.
Wilhelm rounds up EVE Online notes on Project Discovery turning ten and CCP tweaking faction warfare standings and awoxing penalties.
Tobold finds Altay: Dawn of Civilization a solid deckbuilder with area control, but questions its scaling and long-term replayability.
Michael’s indie roundup spotlights adventure games, game jams, and odd little Itch.io finds with plenty of love for hobbyist developers.
Jamie Zawinski fumes as the DOJ settles with Live Nation/Ticketmaster, and urges readers to push state AGs to keep fighting.
Tipa kicks off a movie-review series with War Machine, a Rangers-vs-giant-mech film she kept mistaking for a Chris Pratt vehicle.
Warner handles Apple’s MacBook Neo in store and comes away thinking the build is great, but the real story is the price.
Dave Winer argues “coder” and AI “slop” both miss the point, while pushing blogging, the open web, and human creativity.
JJM says LLM-written Slack messages and pull requests feel demoralizing, making a simple case for human conversation at work and online.